Supreme Court quashes Maharashtra minister's decision to disqualify elected municipal councillors.

The Supreme Court has stated that elected members of municipalities cannot be removed at the whims and fancies of civil servants or their political masters, emphasizing that municipalities are grass-root level democracy institutions. The court quashed the decision of the Maharashtra Urban Development Minister, who disqualified elected councillors/office-bearers, ruling that the action was "unfair, unjust, and founded upon irrelevant considerations."

May 08, 2024
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